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Letters Patent No. 68,445, clafed September 3, 1867.

FOUNTAIN-PEN.

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that we, M. KLEIN, and HENRY W. WYNNE, both of Keoknk, in the State of Iowa, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Fountain-Pens; and we do hereby declare the following to be a. full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and t0 the letters of reference marked thereon, in which- Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of a fountain-pen, with our improvement.

This invention consists in forming an ink-chamber A in the handle or holder, together with an arrangement of parts to supply the ink to the pen-point K, {oi-use as wanted.

The whole is made as shown in the drawings. At the top of the ink-chamber A is made a small entrance, C, for the air. There is a valve, B, held by a spring, 1), to close this entrance C. On the lower part of the holder is a projecting part, F. This part F is the bent end of a rod, E, which passes along through a small tube, G, enclosed in the body of the holder, and connects with the spring D, so that, by pushing the part F up with the finger, the spring D and valve B will be raised, and allow the air to enter the ink-chamber A by the hole C, which will permit the ink to flow through a very small hole or tube, I, on to the pen-point K for use, when, by releasing the part F, the spring D wvill force the valve B on to the opening C, so as to close it, which will cause the pressure of the atmosphere to restrain the ink from flowing through thehole or tube I. The shield part L assists to hold a supply of ink under the pen-point K. The cap M covers and protects the valve B and accompanying parts. The part H, f rming the lower part of the ink-chamber A, can be taken oil, when the ink'can be poured into the chamber A by inverting it.

This arrangement can Be used toSupplyink to drawing-pens, by substituting them for the pen-point K and shield L.

What we claim, is-

1. The air-opening C, with the spring-valve B D at the top of the ink-chamber A, as and for the purpose specified.

2. The rod F E, to raise the air-valve B, with its enclosed passageway G, substantially as specified.

M. KLEIN, HENRY W. WYNNE.

Witnesses:

CHARLES Beam,

JACOB SPEAKER. 

